KABUL - Mohammad Karim Amin, the chairman of Hizb-e-Islami's peace talk's delegation said on Sunday night that a delegation of party representatives will soon visit the U.S, but did not outline a timeframe.
Amin said the delegation will continue with their peace efforts and will possibly talk with U.S officials over "removing of sanctions" against their leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
In the meantime, Atiqullah Safi, a member of the party's peace talk's delegation said that "the trip will take place soon and a four member team of the delegation will be led by Ghairat Baheer, head of the political wing of Hizb-e-Islami,"
Last week at the Brussels Summit on Afghanistan, the U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Taliban should look at the example of the deal between the Afghan government and Hekmatyar as a path to an "honorable" peace in Afghanistan.
Addressing the summit, which was aimed at raising funds for the Afghan government, Kerry said that the Taliban could not win on the battlefield.
He pointed out that the recent peace agreement was reached with Hekmatyar, "one of the country's most notorious figures."
"This model for what might be possible ... I think the message from every person here would be to the Taliban, take note," Kerry said.
The agreement signed last month states that Hekmatyar call a ceasefire, cut all ties with international militant groups, and accept the Afghan constitution, including its guarantee of rights for women and minorities.
The agreement will grant Hekmatyar amnesty for past offences and the release of certain Hizb-e-Islami prisoners. The Kabul government also agreed to press for the lifting of international sanctions on Hekmatyar.
Before this, the U.S welcomed the peace agreement between the National Unity Government (NUG) and called the move a sign of strong hope for suffering Afghans. (Tolonews)